UNITE AGAINST UNFAIR TAXES & REGULATIONS
People feel taxed enough and don’t need to be told what to put in their grocery carts. We need to keep foods and beverages affordable by ending unreasonable taxation and regulation.
Politicians and pro-tax advocacy groups are looking to raise taxes on everyday food and beverages. Beverage taxes imposed in several cities have caused prices there to skyrocket. This has hurt working families, neighborhood businesses and workers who live paycheck to paycheck. Enough is enough: Pro-tax advocacy groups are targeting foods they don’t like and don’t want us to eat with taxes they’ll never pay.
People are standing up to these unfair taxes and regulations. Families, small businesses and working people want a better way for their political leaders to handle budget issues than making our foods and beverages unaffordable.
Together we can send the message that unfair taxation and overregulation of groceries is harmful to our pocketbooks, our jobs and our economy.
The evidence is clear: the spread of excessive taxes and regulations on groceries harms working families the most. They raise grocery bills, hurt local businesses and place jobs at risk.
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NEWS
Dec 19, 2019
Majority of Washington voters support measure prohibiting future grocery taxes
Preliminary election results show a measure that would limit future taxes and… Read More
Oct 29, 2019
Yes on I-1634: Soda taxes hurt working families
The editorial on I-1634 suggests local governments should decide how… Read More
May 17, 2019
Grocery, beverage taxes hurt working families
While health and wellness must be a top priority for communities across the… Read More
Apr 29, 2019
A timeline of Philadelphia’s soda tax
In 2016 Philadelphia became the first big U.S. city to pass a tax on soda. As… Read More
CASE STUDIES
Oct 28, 2019
Effects of Sweetened Beverage Taxes in Philadelphia and Oakland
Consumption did not decline significantly overall in Philadelphia or Oakland,… Read More
Jun 29, 2019
Are Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes Regressive?
Key Findings: Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages are proposed with the promise… Read More
Mar 28, 2019
City of Philadelphia Voter Survey
A recent poll among likely Democratic primary voters in Philadelphia voters… Read More
Jan 15, 2019
“State of the Mountain State,” West Virginians Oppose Soda Tax Expansion
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Amanda Kieffer, Communications Associate at The… Read More